Device for hanging curtains



June 23, 1931. J. HEIMAN DEVICE FOR HANGING CURTAINS Filed Sept. 1. 19281N VENTOR. M Ma) Q AQMMMW A TTORNEYS.

Patented June 23, 1931 UNITED S A-refs JULIUS HEIMAN, OF YONK'ERS, NEWYORK.

nnv rcn non. HANGING CURTAINS Application filed September 1, 1928.Serial N 303,404.

This invention relates to curtain rods and more particularly to improvedmeans. for hanging curtains without necessitating hemming the fabric. g

The general object of the invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive fixture adapted to removably' position or support one ormore curtains, portieres, lambrequins, valances or the like. 7

In hanging curtains or similar draperies, it is customary to mount arod, in fixed position, with respect tosupporting members positionedupon a window or door frame, or wherever a hanging is desired. The rodis usually movable on or removable from said members and after beingslipped within a hem of the curtain, may be replaced in position. Unlessthe curtain is hemmed or pinned in a loop around the rod, it cannot besupported, and in order to change the curtain length, the hem mustnecessarily be changed.

Applicant proposes to eliminate the necessity for hemming a curtain byproviding an easily manipulated curtain rod which is adapted tofrictionally engage a curtain so that it may readil be hun or removedand its position quickly changed without the trouble and delay nowencountered.

A feature of the invention, therefore, re

sides in the provision of two related frame members adapted to bealternately separated from each other or brought into engaging positionto support a curtain without injuring it.

A further feature covers a fitting for re-. movablymounting one of saidmembers, and supporting the other so that it may swing about a fixedpoint. The fitting is designed to be easily fixed in position withoutmarring the frame or panel whereon mounted, and with the holding membersmaybe finished and ornamented as desired. I 7

Other featuresfor adapting the members to accommodate curtains ofvarying widths, forv removably mounting and 1 replacing either of themembers, for providing the fittings integrally withthe members ifdesired, for guarding against accidental disengagement of the membersand for obtainingdurability in structure, ease in manufacture and Fig. 2illustrates in detail a bracket fitting adapted to mount the holdingmembers;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of the members both in locked anddisengagedposition,

on the bracket;

Fig. 4 shows the complete device as itappears in mounted position,both'open and locked; 7 I o p Fig. 5 shows a bracket and'holding memberintegrally formed, and

Fig. 6 illustrates one way of locking the holding members.

Considering the drawings, similar designations referring to similarparts,- the numeral 5 represents a window frame whereon, at its upperportion, is fixedly positioned a curtain fixture generally designated bythe numeral 6. As illustrated, the fixture is in closed position, as itnormally would be, and supports a curtain 7, or the like. The'cur tainis clamped between the cooperating holding members of the fixture sothat its upper part forms a valance8. I

In Fig. 2 is illustrated i detail a bracket 9 on which the holdingmembers, whicli'support the fabric, are mounted. The'bracket may be madeof brass or any other suitable material, and may be colored andornamented as desired. In general, the brackets and holding members willbe made to match andfashioned to meet the requirementsof any desiredscheme of interior decoration." On the bracket is formed an arm 10 onwhich may be fitted holding member 11. The member, "as illustrated inFig. 3, has a hole or suitable channel so that itfmay be slipped on thearm and readily lifted therefrom. The arm .is formed so that when theupright portion fits within the hole of the holdingmember fixedlypositions thefmember so'that it is sub; stantially rigid and immovable.iThe only direction in 'which' the member can move is upward, and suchmovement is not effected unless the member itself is lifted. Extensionpiece 12 may be riveted or otherwise secured to the bracket, and has apivot element 13 on which inner holding member 14 is rotatably mounted.The inner member is formed with openings at its extremities Ma, asillustrated in Fig. 4, so that pivot elements 13 fit within the openingsand form swivel connections for the member. As a result the inner memberswings on the pivots and may be rotatably actuated about the axis formedby the pivots. Stop 15 is, however, provided integrally with the outermember 11, as illustrated in Fig. 8, so that the inner member is free torotate upwardly but will not descend below the level of the outer memberwhen it reaches the position shown in Figs. 1 or 3.

For different window or door frames it is necessary to provide differentfixture widths. The holding members are, therefore, made extensible andeach consists of a plurality of telescoping parts, as illustrated inFig. 4.

In mounting the device, the holding members will preferably bepositioned on elements 10 and 13 of the brackets, and the proper lengthof the holding members deter mined by drawing the telescoping partsthereof to any desired length. The construction of the inner member issuch that the front piece is held in substantially sprung or tensionedposition between the two side integral extensions which are pivoted onelement 13. As a result, the inner member will make frictional contactand firmly engage the outer member when in closed position. The outermember may be slipped on the arms 10 so that the front portion is .bowedor compressed. This is accomplished by making the distance between theside extensions of the front member a trifle greater than the distancebetween the arms themselves. It is evident that the brackets can beindividually mounted and the arms separately positioned in place. Thisis of advantage when it is desired to remove the arms or replace them.

WVhile the arrangement illustrated is preferred, applicant deems withinthe purview hereof any analagous means wherein one member is adapted tobe substantially immovably positioned, whereas another member is movablypositioned and adapted to cooperate with the first member to hold acurtain, or the like, therebetween. It is also evident that the variousdetails of construction may be modified or changed, as for example,pivot element 13 may be placed on the inner side of extension piece 12instead of as illustrated, and similar changes may be made in thevarious other parts. For example, Fig. 5 illustrates another way offorming the holding member, whereby it is constituted as a unit with thebracket. As illustrated, the member 11 is integral with bracket 9. Inthis construction, pivot element 13 may be made a part ofmember 11 andextend therefrom. The inner holding member 14 will then be fitted on thepivot, just as in the arrangement illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. However,in this case the extremities of the inner holding member will pressoutwardly and thus be held on the member, althou h any other suitablemeans may be employe In Fig. 6, stop 15 is shown provided with anextension 15 which serves as a spring element adapted to hold innermemberlt in closed position with respect to member 11. As shown, theinner member has a head at its extremity which snugly fits within 15*.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended tocover all of the generic and specific features of the invention h reindescribed, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as amatter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is: l. A device for hanging curtains compris ing apair of substantially identically formed members, one of said membersbeing mounted in stationary position, the other of said members beingmounted to rotate and frictionally engage with the first member.

2. An apparatus for mounting curtains comprising a plurality of memberssubstantially of equal length and fitting one within the other, one ofsaid members being removably positioned and normally stationary, theother of said members rotating about a pivot at each end thereof.

3. Means for hanging curtains without the necessity of providing a hemcomprising a pair of members, said members being designed to be sprungwithin each other, one of said members being swingable about an axis tofit within the other member, said other member being slidably fitted onsupporting arms.

4. A curtain hanger comprising an outer member adapted to besubstantially fixed in position and an inner member adapted to swingabout an axis and frictionally engage within the outer member.

5. Means for hanging a curtain comprising holding means, a memberremovably positioned on said holding means, and an inner memberpivotally mounted on said holding means, the outer member having meansfor limiting themovement of said inner member.

6. Means forremovably positioning a curtain comprising holding means, asupporting member slidably positioned on retaining means whereby it maybe set on and lifted from said holding means, and a second sup portingmember mounted on said holding means and sprung within the first member.

, 7. Incombination with a curtain rod comprising two holding members, asupporting bracket, an arm on the bracket whereon one holding member maybe removably fitted, and means on the bracket whereon the second holdingmember may rotate into clamping relation to the first member.

8. A device of the character described comprising a plurality offrictionally engaging members adapted to grasp a curtain, both membersbeing substantially identical in construction and fitting one within theother, said members being extensible.

9. A device of the character described having a member substantiallyfixed in position and another member, rotatable at both ends, andadapted to swing in contact Withand separable from the first member.

10. Means for hanging draperies having an extensible holding memberadapted to be adjustably mounted on window frames of varying size, andmeans for pivotally mounting a second member at both ends whereby itwill be sprung into position adapted to frictionally engage a curtainbetween itself and the first member.

11. A device for hanging curtains com prising a rod and means forremovably mounting said rod on brackets serving a window frame, a secondrod rotatably mounted at each end thereof and adapted to cooperate withthe first rod to mount a curtain tlerebetween, said second rod beingremova le. 7

12. Means for hanging a curtain including a member and means incombination therewith for mounting said member in substantially fixedposition, and another member movably positioned whereby the curtainclamping portions of said members are always substantially parallel toeach other although differently spaced from each other, both membersbeing adapted to cooperate to hold a curtain therebetween.

13. Means for hanging a curtain including a member and means incombination therewith for fitting said member in stationary position ona window frame, another member adapted to make frictional contact withthe first member mounted substantially parallel to the first member bothin contacting and in non-contacting positions, and a device for holdingsaid members in desired interposition and for guarding againstaccidental displacement of one with respect to the other.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JULIUS HEIMAN.

